James Vick

LightweightOutfighter
9 - 5

14 UFC Fights | 64% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (56%)

Height
6' 3"
Reach
76"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
39
Orthodox

James Vick UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

James Vick is 9-5 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 3 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 13-6, 4-1 of it outside the UFC. Vick competes at lightweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'3" with a 76" reach at 39 years old. The last bout was a loss to Andre Fialho by knockout in Jan 2021.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 75th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (4.1 sig. strikes/min).

James Vick's UFC win rate is 64% (9 of 14 fights), and 56% of those wins came by finish. Vick averages 0.1 takedowns per fight at 33% accuracy and stops 58% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
13-6
UFC Record
9-5
Height
6'3"
Reach
76"
Age
39
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Andre Fialho · TKO (Punches) · Jan 2021

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

James Vick's Last 5 Fights

Vick is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Niko Price · KO/TKO · R1 1:44 · UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · Oct 2019
  2. Loss vs Dan Hooker · KO/TKO · R1 2:33 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 2019
  3. Loss vs Paul Felder · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 2019
  4. Loss vs Justin Gaethje · KO/TKO · R1 1:27 · UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Aug 2018
  5. Win vs Francisco Trinaldo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · Feb 2018

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.1
Accuracy
40%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.29

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.3
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+0.8
Opp. Accuracy Against
40%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.1
Takedown Accuracy
33%
Takedown Defense
58%
Control Time / Fight
0:32
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.4

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
7% KO
14% Sub
R2
7% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
7% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — James Vick vs Average

James Vick lands 13.4 strikes in R1 but 18.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

James Vick's UFC Fight History

14 UFC fights on record (9-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LNiko PriceKO/TKOR1 · 1:44UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson2019-10-12
LDan HookerKO/TKOR1 · 2:33UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards2019-07-20
LPaul FelderDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez2019-02-17
LJustin GaethjeKO/TKOR1 · 1:27UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick2018-08-25
WFrancisco TrinaldoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros2018-02-18
WJoe DuffyKO/TKOR2 · 4:59UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre2017-11-04
WMarco Polo ReyesKO/TKOR1 · 2:39UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos2017-05-13
WAbel TrujilloSubmissionR3 · 0:49UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie2017-02-04
LBeneil DariushKO/TKOR1 · 4:16UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 22016-06-04
WGlaico Franca MoreiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux2016-04-23
WJake MatthewsSubmissionR1 · 4:53UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt2015-05-09
WNick HeinDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson2014-11-22
WValmir LazaroDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos2014-08-23
WRamsey NijemSubmissionR1 · 0:58UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen2013-08-17

How Vick Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.1 sig. strikes/min
75th percentile
Striking accuracy40%
31st percentile
Strikes absorbed3.3/min
51st percentile
Takedowns0.1/fight
13th percentile
Takedown defense58%
42nd percentile
Knockdown power0.29/fight
74th percentile

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